The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 97: Is Miss Xu touched today?

The early morning in winter in Jiangnan is very different from that in Beijing.

There was a clear chill in the capital, and the morning breeze felt as cold as a knife when blowing on the face, but a cloak and a small jacket could keep one warm.

But this is not the case in Jiangnan.

The cold will penetrate into your bones, and no matter how many layers you wrap yourself in, it still can't block out the biting chill.

Before dawn, Wen Yao saw Xu Rongrong's pale lips, so he lit a basin of silver charcoal for her room.

People in the south of the Yangtze River live a rich and refined life. In previous years, every household had stocked up on silver-powdered charcoal to keep out the cold.

But this year was different. Having just suffered a great disaster, most people were busy dealing with the immediate difficulties and had no time to think about anything else.

Therefore, the silver flakes charcoal used by most people is the leftover from the previous year. Not only is the quantity insufficient, but the quality has also greatly declined.

In order to take care of the sick Xu Rongrong, Luo Xiao saved all the carbon in her home and gave it to Xu Rongrong.

At dawn, Shu Qing came over with a medicine bag to take Xu Rongrong's pulse.

After the acupuncture, Xu Rongrong showed signs of waking up, but her eyebrows and eyes did not move, as if she was about to open them.

"It seems that the young lady did not have a nightmare last night. She must have slept well. Now is the time for her to have a good rest." Shu Qing picked up the pen and revised two prescriptions. Chu He immediately went out to get the medicine.

When Xu Rongrong woke up, what she heard was what Doctor Shu had just said.

She had been very ill for the past two days, and between the ups and downs of her life, she kept recalling things from her past life. She tried to escape, but it seemed she could never escape, until a warm current appeared, like a small boat, pushing her away from the edge of the nightmare.

This warm current gave her a familiar feeling...

When Xu Rongrong woke up, she didn't want to lie down anymore. She struggled to get up. Wen Yao quickly stepped forward and placed a soft pillow under her body. "Miss, don't move. You've been in great shape and need to recuperate."

Xu Rongrong smiled and nodded when she heard this, then turned to Doctor Shu and asked, "How's the development of the medicine to treat the epidemic going?"

Seeing her ask, Shu Qing looked a little dejected, lowered his eyes and said nothing. He had seen many strange diseases in his life, but this was the first time.

Xu Rongrong understood what was going on when she saw this.

She comforted Shu Qing, "This matter cannot be resolved overnight. Besides, my illness has delayed you for a lot of time."

Hearing this, Shu Qing felt even more guilty: "It's my incompetence." Luo Xiao was watching from the side, feeling upset. Because Wen Yao had been taking care of the sick Xu Rongrong, she had been responsible for Doctor Shu's daily life and diet these days.

She saw this thin man working day and night, testing drugs, observing, and adjusting over and over again.

You know, the patients he observed and cared for were almost all seriously ill and dying, and they would be infected with the epidemic if they were not careful.

But he was completely unaware and dragged the boy from the Lin family next door until now.

Seeing him blaming himself, Luo Xiao couldn't help but feel a little bitter. "Doctor Shu, please don't blame yourself. You've done your best! The eldest lady also said that this disease is not something that can be cured overnight. Moreover, your fever-reducing prescription has saved the lives of most of the people in Yuzhou City. Now there are almost no high fever patients in the city. They are so lucky thanks to you."

Luo Xiao's words made Shu Qing feel even more ashamed. He was a doctor, and curing illnesses and saving lives was his natural duty. But now, not only could he not think of a way to treat the epidemic, he even needed help from others.

He stood up, silently put away the medicine bag, gave Wen Yao a few instructions on what to take care of, and then walked out with his head down.

Xu Rongrong was a little worried when she saw this.

But at this time, she even had difficulty getting out of bed, and could only do so much.

Seeing that she looked tired, Luo Xiao took her daughter away.

After everyone left, Xu Rongrong sniffed a few times and frowned: "Why does it smell like blood?"

Wen Yao subconsciously looked towards the place where the Marquis vomited blood last night.

Before leaving last night, the Marquis warned her, "Just like in the hunting palace, don't let her know I was here."

So she cleaned up the floor.

But unexpectedly, the young lady still found out.

Xu Rongrong was a very perceptive person. From the look in Wen Yao's eyes, she knew there was something strange. She followed the little girl's gaze and, sure enough, on the ground not far from the bed, the expression was slightly different from elsewhere.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Xu Rongrong asked, her tone was tired, but also with the momentum of a superior who would not tolerate being refused.

Wen Yao slowly knelt down and whispered, "The Marquis came last night."

"My Lord Marquis?...Shouldn't he be in Xianzhou right now?" Xu Rongrong was puzzled.

Xianzhou is two days' journey away. How could he come so quickly?

"I don't know either. When I saw the Marquis last night, he looked very tired and exhausted. I guess he must have come here in a hurry on horseback."

Xu Rongrong remained silent after hearing this. After a moment, she looked at the dark pool on the ground and asked, "What's going on here?"

"It's because the Marquis vomited blood."

Vomiting blood?! Xu Rongrong's heart was slightly shaken, and she looked at Wen Yao in confusion.

"When the Marquis arrived, I was warming up the young lady's medicine. He saw that she was sleeping restlessly, so he used his inner energy to help her sleep. When I came in, I saw that he was almost unable to stand, and... he had vomited a pool of blood on the ground. As for the cause of this, I don't know."

Xu Rongrong was stunned.

Could it be that the warm current in her dream was his inner strength?

She murmured, "Then before..."

"Earlier in the Hunting Palace, the young lady fell ill on a rainy night, and it was the Marquis who used his inner strength to help you recover."

Xu Rongrong's eyes were deep.

But... he is the number one military commander in the Great Zhou Dynasty, how could he suddenly vomit blood?

So she glanced at Wen Yao and ordered, "Get up and call Mu Ai in. I have something to ask him."

Wen Yao hurried out. Not long after, Mu Ai entered the room.

Xu Rongrong was half leaning on the bed. She had not recovered from a serious illness and had been feeling uneasy, so her face looked even paler at the moment.

Mu Ai took a quick look and immediately lowered his eyelids: "Miss, if you have anything to ask, please ask me when you are done. You are not well yet. If you overwork yourself...My Lord, I am afraid you will be worried again."

Xu Rongrong looked at him: "Is your Lordship... injured?"

Mu Ai was a little surprised. He quickly calmed down and pretended not to know: "No! The Marquis is a rank-one soldier of the Great Zhou Dynasty..."

Xu Rongrong interrupted him: "He vomited blood last night."

Mu Ai's face turned pale: "How...how could it be?"

"Tell me! Did he encounter any enemies along the way from the capital to here? Was he injured?"

Mu Ai knew that he could not hide the truth any longer, so he told the whole story of how they had displayed a grand ceremony to hide Xu Rongrong's whereabouts and attracted other people's attention; how they had encountered three assassination attempts along the way and were in danger; and how the Marquis had sustained internal injuries while protecting Lord Cao.

Finally, he added, "The Marquis was worried that someone would plot against the young lady, so he ordered his subordinates to come and protect her together with Chu He."

Xu Rongrong looked at him: "Did you also tell him that I was sick?"

Mu Ai nodded. "The Marquis ordered that if the young lady showed any unusual symptoms, he should be informed immediately. I didn't expect him to travel a whole day and night to come here after hearing the news. Perhaps that's why... he sustained internal injuries and vomited blood. After all, the Marquis' body is not made of iron."

After saying this, he secretly glanced at Xu Rongrong, trying to see a hint of emotion on the face of this young lady.

But Xu Rongrong only responded with silence:

The recurrence of his old injury was probably caused by her activating his internal energy.

For a moment, she didn't know how to respond. "Back off."

Xu Rongrong said in a deep voice.